Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Davis is taking over as the top military official in the National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons program, replacing Brig. Gen. James Dawkins as the agency’s Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application, the NNSA said Friday afternoon. Davis most recently served as the Assistant Deputy Director for Nuclear, Homeland Defense, and Current Operations on the Joint Staff, and previously commanded the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. “I have had the pleasure of knowing Brig. Gen. Davis since he was a Lieutenant and I have seen first-hand his commitment to excellence and service above self,” NNSA Administrator Frank Klotz said in a statement. “I am confident that he will excel as the senior uniformed officer in the Department of Energy.” Dawkins is taking over as the director of Strategic Capabilities Policy at the National Security Council.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓